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From: "Del Cecchi"

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Also in 1999 OMC came out with the V4 FICHT in 90 and 115 hp sizes,
as
well as a big block 200-225hp, and these motors did NOT HAVE THE
PROBLEMS THAT THE MID-SIZED 150-175'S DID.



Don't have to shout at me, I am a very reasonable person.



Hey, Del,

I was not "shouting". My first post must have been lost in cyberspace
and
when I cut and pasted what I had saved to send you another post, using
a
memory resident program, It came out half in capital letters, and I
was
not
going to retype the whole thing. Sorry if you took offense, that was
not my
intention.

By the way, I 'm glad you read Bass and Walleye, that is one of the
magazines that I write for, you will see my name as a field editor.
I've
written several articles over the years about servicing the FICHT
motors. I
was not writing back in the '98-'99 FICHT problem days, but Jim
Barron,
the
technical manager for B&WB wrote about the problems, the fixes, and
many
engine tests over the years.

Don't forget that most of the problem FICHTS were the 25" shaft models
that
were used primarily offshore. Bass Boats (and walleye boats) mostly
use
20"
shaft engines, and those did not have the problems. That is why many
are
still doing fine today. It's hard to keep all the facts and figures
straight, but the V-4 FICHTS and the 1999 200-225 hp FICHTS did not
have the problems that those '98&'99 150-175's did.

Bill Grannis
service manager

I was wondering about the caps.
I don't recall Jim Barron or anybody from BWB saying much of anything.
But maybe it was too subtle for me. I know that these kind of trade
pubs often require reading between the lines and judging what they don't
say as much as what they do say.

It's hard to understand why the shaft would make a difference. I guess
it is usage conditions.

Your articles in BWB are always interesting.

del